Ivide

Varun Blake is an Indian-born Atlanta police detective who is deeply affected by various incidents in his life like the loss of his biological family in India, the move to a predominantly white school in The States, and the death of his partner. He develops into a temperamental and disturbed man, forcing his Indian wife, Roshni to divorce him and move out of their home with their daughter. Varun then gets into a complicated rebound relationship with a local news reporter, Kate. After gaining American citizenship, Roshni gets a job at a newly outsourced Indian company based in Atlanta called InfoTech. She soon discovers that the company's young but successful director is her childhood friend, Krish Hebbar. The two starts seeing each other outside the office, much to Varun's dismay since he still has feelings for his ex-wife. Things take a turn for the worse when several Indian-born young men working for outsourced companies have been found murdered by a professional serial killer. The only link is that all the murder victims knew Krish. Varun brings him in for questioning but does not have enough evidence to arrest him. At around the same time, Krish's true colours are revealed when he blackmails his boss into giving him a promotion. On the dinner date night Roshni comes across a few pictures of the girl whom Krish had forced to go into the cabin of his boss. Seeing this Roshni confronts Krish and tells him that she does not hold any trust in him anymore. Krish tries explaining but couldn't and his plan to propose to her remains unfulfilled.

After more investigation, Varun learns that the real murderer is a former soldier who was fired from several jobs and were then taken by Indian immigrants. The soldier comes for Krish, who took over his job several years ago. He is finally saved by Varun. In the end, Krish marries Roshni and they move back to India to work for the Indian branch of their company to be closer to family.

{{Cast listing|* Prithviraj Sukumaran as Varun Blake

• Nivin Pauly as Krish Hebbar
• Bhavana as Roshni Mathew
• Nirmal Sahadev as Aakash Murthy
• Dhanish Karthik as Sanjeev Menon
• Prakash Bare as Mahesh Murthy
• Christina Leidel as Kate Brown
• Lyndrez Leslie as Steve
• Alexandra Bartree as Amy Williams
• Yolanda Asher as Mary Blake
• Lee Armstrong as Paul Bale
• Jia Patel as Trisha
• Shaun Xavier as Rohit Peter
• Deepti Nair as Akhila}}

Principal photography began on 10 November 2014. Filming predominantly took place in Atlanta, USA.{{Cite web |last=Nambidi |first=Parvathy |date=2014-10-21 |title=Game for a New Genre |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2014/Oct/21/game-for-a-new-genre-674049.html |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=V.P |first=Nicy |date=2015-01-10 |title=Shooting of Prithiviraj, Bhavana, Nivin Starrer 'Ivide' Progresses [Location Stills] |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/shooting-prithiviraj-bhavana-nivin-starrer-ivide-progresses-location-stills-619961 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.ibtimes.co.in |language=en}}

The film's soundtrack was composed by Gopi Sundar; all lyrics were written by Rafeeq Ahamed.

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| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Etho Theerangal

| length1 = 4:19

| extra1 = Gopi Sundar

| title2 = Etho Theerangal (Duet)

| length2 = 4:22

| extra2 = Gopi Sundar, Sithara

| title3 = Ivide

| length3 = 4:21

| extra3 = Prithviraj Sukumaran

}}

The film opened to a mixed reviews from critics. The International Business Times gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it a "decent film".{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/ivide-movie-review-shyamaprasad-crafts-decent-film-starring-prithviraj-nivin-pauly-bhavana-634129 |title='Ivide' Movie Review: Shyamaprasad Crafts a Decent Film Starring Prithviraj, Nivin Pauly, Bhavana |newspaper=International Business Times |date=30 May 2015 |access-date=5 August 2015}} Veeyen of NowRunning gave the film 3 out of 5 stars, calling it "a demanding film that dexterously holds a mirror up to contemporary life in the United States of America".{{cite web |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/15529/malayalam/ivide/5090/review/ |title=Ivide Review |publisher=nowrunning.com |date=31 May 2015 |access-date=5 August 2015 |archive-date=3 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803092332/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/15529/malayalam/ivide/5090/review/ |url-status=dead }} Bollywood Chats praised the cinematography and performances of some of the actors, but criticised the film for its lack of pace and its excessive length.{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodchatz.com/2015/05/ivide-2015-malayalam-movie-review-prithviraj-nivin-pauly-bhavana.html |title=Ivide (2015) Movie Review |publisher=bollywoodchatz.com |access-date=5 August 2015 |archive-date=29 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629121223/http://www.bollywoodchatz.com/2015/05/ivide-2015-malayalam-movie-review-prithviraj-nivin-pauly-bhavana.html |url-status=dead }} The Times of India gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars.{{Cite news |title=Ivide Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/ivide/movie-review/47497292.cms |access-date=2025-04-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

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Category:Indian crime drama films

Category:Films shot in Atlanta

Category:Films about Indian Americans

Category:Fictional portrayals of the Atlanta Police Department

Category:2010s Malayalam-language films